Oh gosh, how has that day of the year
Come around so fast, again…
That dreaded school photo day!
The day that marks progression,
The day that celebrates successful transition,
The day that snaps aging,
And the day that puts front and centre all that I have been avoiding!
Everything in me wants to ‘dream up’
Some wildly legitimate reason for my (ab)sense —
But then I am reminded of the sentiment from a wise friend,
“As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle…”
Ok, Paul, I will bear up and I will buck up!
I won't hide and be a prisoner to this Western world of beauty —
But, I will celebrate my aging with this portrait,
It will thus be known as,
“Portrait of a lady who lived authentically” —
Ephesians 4:1–6 (NIVUK)
I work part-time as a counsellor at a local school, hence school photos.